Trackwalker&#39;s kit



D. McCHESNIE.

, TRACKWALKERS KlT.

APPLICAHON nusu NOV. :0, 1919.

1,397,644, Patented Nov. 22, 1921-.

6 I I I I 1 l E1, 5, INVENTOR Dmm, MCasamz BY HIS ATTORNEYS PATENT,OFFICE.

. rr d, DANIEL MCCHESNIE, 0F WEBBWOQD, ONTARIO, CANADA.

TRACKWALKERS KIT.

Specification of Letters Patent. I 0V. 22 1921.

Application filed November 10, 1919] Serial 116.336,.964.

To all eiiimm firming/concern.-

Be it known that I, DANIEL MoCHnsNm, a subject of the King of GreatBritain, a resident of the town of Webbwood, Province of ()ntario,Dominion of Canada, have mvented certain new and useful Improvements inTrackwalkers Kits, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements 1n track-walkers kits, and theobjects of the invention are to arrange the kit compactly so that it maybe readily carried from place to place and adjusted to perform all thenecessary functions, and to embody the lilt in a single tool, theseveral parts of which are capable of adjustment to suit the work beingperformed.

With the above and other objects in wow the invention consistsessentially of the improved construction particularly described and setforth in the following specification and accompanying drawings formingpart of the same.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a track walkers kit as seen in thecarrying position;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a portion of the kit when used as aclaw-hammer for removing spikes, the wrench acting as a fulcrum Fig. 3is a fragmentary side elevation of the kit as seen when utilized as aclawhammer;

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the wrench portion of the kit;

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the kit used as a track wrench;

Fig. 6 is a plan view of a portion of the kit used as a pinch-bar; and

Fig. 7 is a plan view of the spanner designed to be used to adjust theseveral portions of the kit.

Like characters of reference refer to the like parts in the severalfigures.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a track carriers kit comprisinga pinch-bar 10 having a socket 11 at one end through the walls of whichthe set-screw 12 extends. The end of the pinch-bar remote from thesocket 11 is reduced forming a tapered tip 13, and a recess 14; islocated in the pinchbar adjacent to the said tip. The bar may be used asa gage, and for this purpose is graduated as shown at 15 and 16.

A wrench 17 is provided having a reduced stem 18 adapted to engage withthe socket 11 and. be frictionally retained therein by the set-screw,12.

A claw-hammer 19 is also provided havinga centralorifice 20 with whichthetapered tip end of'thep'inchbar is designed to engage, and aset-screw 21 is threaded through the head of the claw-hammer to engagewith the recess 14, so holding the claw-hammer in position.

One end of the claw-hammer is offset as shown at 22 and provided with aclaw 23 and the opposite end 24 of the hammer head is reduced. Thisreduced portion 24 is of such a dimension that it could be engaged bythe socket 11 of the pinch-bar 10, so that the claw-hammer could be usedin con junction with the wrench 17 as a fulcrum, as shown in Fig. 3 forremoving spikes. The set-screws are loosened and tightened by thespanner 25.

When the device is being carried it will be assembled as shown in Fig. 1with the clawhammer attached to one end of the pinchbar 10 and thewrench 17 engaging with the socket 11. In this position the clawhammercan be used for driving purposes and the wrench for tightening orloosening bolts and nuts.

Should it be found necessary to remove spikes then the claw-hammer willbe dis engaged from the end of the pinch-bar, and the reduced portion 2will be inserted in the socket 11, from which the wrench 17 has beenremoved, and the set-screw 12 will be tightened to hold the claw-hammerin the desired position shown in Fig. 3.

The wrench 17 will be placed under the claw portion of the hammer andwill act as a fulcrum, and the spike head will be engaged by the claw23, whereupon force will be applied to the bar 10 to draw the spike.

The pinch-bar.can be used above as such, the point 13 being so formedthat it can be advantageously inserted into any small space for thispurpose; and the bar can also be used as a gage.

From the above description it will be seen that I have invented atrackwalkers kit which is of an extremely compact nature, the severalparts being readily adjustable and capable of being secured in thedesired position with a minimum of time and labor. By securing theseveral parts in this manner there is no possibility of the partsbecoming lost, and this kit eliminates the necessity As many changescould be'made in the above constructions, and manyapparently widelydifferent embodiments of my inven-' tion, within the scope of the claim,constructedwithoutdeparting from the spirit or scope thereof, it isintended that all matter contained in the accompanying drawings andspecification shall be interpreted asillustrative and not in a limitingsense.

What I claim as my invention is:

A track-walkers kit, comprising the combination with a pinch-bar havinga reduced tip at one end and a socket at the opposite 15 end, of aclaw-hammer provided with an orifice adapted to frictionally engage withthe tip end of the pinch-bar, means for securing the claw-hammer to thetip end of; the pinch-bar, and the claw-hammer having 20 a reduced enddesigned to be inserted in the socket, as and for the purpose specified.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twowitnesses.

DANIEL MOCHESNIE.

Witnesses:

RHEA KAUPP, FRANK SMITH.

